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Former Idaho Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger sentenced to at least 8 years in prison for raping intern

BOISE, Idaho — Former Idaho state Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger — who rarely expressed any emotion during the hour sentencing — listened as a district judge sentenced him to spend at least the next eight years in prison after raping a legislative intern last year.

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Former Idaho lawmaker sentenced to 20 years' prison for rape

A former Idaho lawmaker convicted of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the crime

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Amid drought, Idaho water wars threaten to restart as negotiators seek compromise

BOISE, Idaho — Behind closed doors, furious negotiations are taking place to keep the peace between canal irrigators in the Magic Valley and groundwater irrigators in Eastern Idaho as the drought that has gripped the West rears its head in the Gem State.

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Courts Split on Whether the Feds Can Overturn These State Abortion Bans

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Ex-Idaho lawmaker convicted of rape was denied a retrial. He’ll be sentenced next week

BOISE, Idaho — Former Idaho state Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger’s motion to retry or acquit his rape conviction has been denied by 4th District Judge Michael Reardon.

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A wave of anti-abortion ‘trigger’ laws are now in effect. More are coming

Two months after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v Wade, abortion is outlawed in 12 states and more than 20 million women have lost access to care, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Four more Republican-led US states ban almost all abortions

Additional ‘trigger laws’ that automatically ban abortion are set to go into effect in numerous US states this week.

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Slew of trigger laws kick in as three more US states ban abortions

Women in Tennessee, Texas and Idaho will lose access and in certain cases doctors will be punished for performing procedure

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Federal judge grants Department of Justice request to partially block Idaho abortion ban

A federal judge on Wednesday granted the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to block Idaho from enforcing its abortion ban in emergency situations.

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Federal judge blocks part of Idaho's near-total abortion ban in win for DOJ

The state "must yield to conflicting federal law" when it comes to abortions in medical emergencies, the judge wrote in his ruling.

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Federal judge blocks Idaho’s abortion ban for medical emergencies after Justice Department lawsuit

Biden administration wins first post-Roe court challenge to allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho, a day after a federal judge blocked enforcement in Texas

The Independent UK

Idaho librarian resigns over ‘atmosphere of extremism’ and ‘intimidation tactics’

Library director resigns after a group of enraged parents pressured local school board members to ban books on LGBTQ themes

The Guardian - US

Watch Rivian R1T Drive Into Idaho's Bear Lake To Launch Boat

The owner did his homework first, choosing a beach with hard sand and without mud; he also made sure not to exceed the R1T's 42 inches of maximum fording depth.

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Idaho Supreme Court rules for governor’s authority on clemency decision in execution case

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that the governor maintains the authority to reject a clemency decision to reduce a prisoner’s sentence by the state’s parole board, in turn restarting a longtime death row inmate’s execution process.

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Two months after the Dobbs ruling, new abortion bans are taking hold

A cascade of new abortion restrictions known as "trigger bans" are taking effect in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision overturning the right to the medical procedure.

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Policies to roll back abortion rights will hit incarcerated people particularly hard, advocates say

Policies governing abortion and reproductive health care services in U.S. prisons and jails were restrictive and often hostile even before the Supreme Court removed Roe v. Wade’s constitutional protections for abortions. After the June ruling, many reproductive services stand to be prohibited altogether, putting the health of incarcerated women who…

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Commentary: We’ve seen Utah test run of Idaho’s transgender athlete ban. It’s abusive. Repeal it

Idaho’s transgender athlete ban has been on hold pending a federal court case for two years. Now we know how lucky Idaho’s female athletes have been.

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Federal judge to rule on Idaho abortion ban this week. Here are the arguments

BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge on Monday said Idaho’s abortion “trigger law” conflicts with a federal statute mandating treatment — including abortion — be provided to emergency room patients.

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Idaho librarian resigns over political climate of ‘extremism’ and ‘militant Christian fundamentalism’

Kimber Glidden announced her departure from the head of the Idaho library on its official Facebook page, citing a ‘political atmosphere of extremism’

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3 more states are poised to enact abortion trigger bans this week

Barring court intervention, abortion trigger bans will take effect in Tennessee, Idaho and Texas, increasing penalties where abortion is already effectively banned.

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Smut allegations lead to contentious debate at overflowing library board meeting in Idaho

BOISE, Idaho — More than 100 people crowded into a room at the Meridian Library’s main branch on Wednesday night for a heated debate where people voiced concerns or offered their support about what books were accessible to children.

The Independent UK

Doomsday ‘cult mom’ Lori Vallow puts on smiley show during court hearing on charges for killing her children

Vallow is accused of conspiring to murder her children Joshua ‘JJ’ Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 17, to collect their social security benefits

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Anglers smash Idaho sturgeon record with rare catch at Snake River reservoir near Boise

A Utah couple landed a sturgeon last week that handily broke the Idaho state record by several inches, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game said in a news release last week.

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Idaho taxpayers will pay for ‘unconstitutional’ anti-trans law. Here’s the cost

BOISE, Idaho — Two years ago, Idaho Republicans flouted warnings that barring transgender people from changing the gender on their birth certificates is unconstitutional. Now, Idaho taxpayers owe more than $320,000 to attorneys who successfully challenged the 2020 law.

The Independent UK

Mom accused of killing kids in Idaho seeks change in charges

Attorneys for a mother charged with conspiring to kill her children and steal their social security benefits have asked a judge to send the case back to a grand jury because they say the current indictment is confusing

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